Science For You

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What is the end product of digestion of proteins ?
Amino acids
Which are the only veins that carry the oxygenated blood ?
Pulmonary veins
Name the mineral essential for synthesis of thyroid hormone ?
Iodine
Name the fatty substance which deposits in the blood arteries of a person suffering from obesity ?
Cholesterol
What is the common name of Larynx ?
Voice box
Pituitary, adrenal and thymus are called endocrine glands. What are liver and salivary glands called ?
Exocrine glands
Where is fat stored in our body ?
Adipose tissue
Ammoniotelic animals excrete ammonia, Ureotelic animals excrete urea. What are excreted by Urecotelic animals ?
Uric acid
Which enzyme acts on starch ?
Amylase
Which is the largest gland in the human body ?
Liver

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What is the name of the pigment which helps animal to see in dim light ?
Rhodopsin
What is the term used when animals remain dormant during summer ?
Aestivation
Which mineral is essential to synthesise a respiratory pigment haemoglobin ?
Iron
What is the expansion of ATP ?
Adenosine tri-phosphate
Which group of blood is called universal donor ?
'O' group
What are the various enzymes secreted in the stomach ?
Pepsin and Renin
Which food is the richest in calcium ?
Milk
What is the total number of bones in the human body ?
206
What lubricates the "white of the eye" ?
Lachrymal gland
What is the name of the artery in the wrist, in which doctors feel the pulse usually ?
Radial artery
Why there is a sudden flexion of the leg when blotting paper soaked in a weak acid is placed on the leg of a pitched and suspended frog ?
Due to Flexion reflex